Comments on: Flying Yangban on Chinese suzerainty over Korea in the late 19th century http://www.rjkoehler.com/2003/12/31/flying-yangban-on-chinese-suzerainty-over-korea-in-the-late-19th-century/ Korea... in Blog Format Wed, 7 Jan 2009 00:42:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Zhang Fei http://www.rjkoehler.com/2003/12/31/flying-yangban-on-chinese-suzerainty-over-korea-in-the-late-19th-century/comment-page-1/#comment-1269 Zhang Fei Thu, 01 Jan 2004 16:34:50 +0000 http://rjkoehler.com/?p=430#comment-1269 This is news to Koreans? Where have they been? The Chinese sentiment is that Korea, Burma and Indochina were stolen from China by the Western imperialists. China is a lot like the Roman empire - without continuous expansion, it's hard for the center to hold. Chinese empire has never really dissolved - nationalism never developed there, unlike in Europe. What we currently call Chinese nationalism are really imperialist coupled with irredentist attitudes - not particularly different from the experience of empires past - pre-WWII Japan's and Germany's experiences are two cases in point. The only difference is that China isn't quite ready yet, from a military standpoint. This is news to Koreans? Where have they been? The Chinese sentiment is that Korea, Burma and Indochina were stolen from China by the Western imperialists. China is a lot like the Roman empire - without continuous expansion, it’s hard for the center to hold.

Chinese empire has never really dissolved - nationalism never developed there, unlike in Europe. What we currently call Chinese nationalism are really imperialist coupled with irredentist attitudes - not particularly different from the experience of empires past - pre-WWII Japan’s and Germany’s experiences are two cases in point. The only difference is that China isn’t quite ready yet, from a military standpoint.

]]> By: The Yangban http://www.rjkoehler.com/2003/12/31/flying-yangban-on-chinese-suzerainty-over-korea-in-the-late-19th-century/comment-page-1/#comment-1268 The Yangban Thu, 01 Jan 2004 01:38:14 +0000 http://rjkoehler.com/?p=430#comment-1268 By "those two nations" I meant Tibet and China. I guess I should have been more clear in my post. I'll correct it. However, I don't think that comparing China's relationship with Korea and China's relationship with Tibet is a stretch at all. In fact, I'd say that the events of 1949 present a spooky "what if" for Korea had the country not been taken over by the USA and Russia. By “those two nations” I meant Tibet and China. I guess I should have been more clear in my post. I’ll correct it.

However, I don’t think that comparing China’s relationship with Korea and China’s relationship with Tibet is a stretch at all. In fact, I’d say that the events of 1949 present a spooky “what if” for Korea had the country not been taken over by the USA and Russia.

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